The Cooler

"When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck."

Jan 16 2004 R 1h 41m
Drama, Romance

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Plot

The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance.

Written by

Frank Hannah, Wayne Kramer

Directed by

Wayne Kramer

Cast

William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

ContentFilm, Pierce/Williams Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 26 nominations total

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